Gfast Ultrafast New Locations | Openreach

Today we announced an extension to our Gfast ultrafast broadband footprint with a plan to make faster, more reliable broadband available to just over a million homes and businesses. The multimillion pound investment will not only boost local productivity and competitiveness but will also help to reinforce the UK’s position as the leading digital economy in the G20.

What’s Gfast?

The Gfast ultrafast speeds will allow you to download a two-hour HD film in just 90 seconds, a 45-minute HD TV show in just 16 seconds, or a nine-hour audio book in just three seconds.

Veeqo, an ecommerce company based in Swansea, is currently benefiting from Gfast. Watch their story.
 

London, Leicester, Manchester, Worthing, Stoke and Blackpool are among the 81 locations which make up the next phase of our build programme over the next nine months. This means we’re adding to the existing 250 locations where the ultrafast technology has already been deployed.

Kim Mears, MD for strategic infrastructure development, said: “Currently, the UK is a world leader in digital infrastructure and services, but as the digital revolution rushes forwards and the demand for data continues to grow, we need to sure we stay ahead of the curve. That’s why we’re investing in faster, more reliable network infrastructure.”

How does it work?

The new Gfast network builds on existing infrastructure and changes the way broadband signals are transmitted from existing street cabinets to boost speeds up to 330Mbps (seven times today’s UK average), without the need to dig up roads and install new cabling. Find out more about Gfast technology in the animation below.